Kingdom of Us

Kingdom of Us

2017 · 109 min · EN · 7.0 (27 votes)
Dir. Lucy Cohen · Starring Paul Shanks, Vikie Shanks, Lorie-Lanie Shanks, Nikita-Nina Shanks

WHEN TRAGEDY BECOMES MEMORY, GRIEF BECOMES STRENGTH

Documentary

How does a traumatic event shape a family? How do you sift through the memories to find hidden clues and unlock a collective grief? Kingdom of Us takes a look at a mother and her seven children, whose father's suicide left them in financial ruin. Through home movies and raw moments, the Shanks family travels the rocky road towards hope.

VIBE

A deeply personal and unflinching look at a family navigating profound loss. It feels like sifting through old photographs, piecing together fragmented memories to understand a shared, heavy grief and the slow, arduous journey toward healing.

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